Dec 2, 2013, CBC Mother Agnes speaks of her humanitarian work in Syria, including negotiating with armed rebels for the evacuation of Syrian civilians and clergy in “rebel”-held places like the Maaloula, and of her work towards reconciliation, Mussalaha in Arabic. LISTEN HERE Part 3, starts at ~6:58 min-14:15 …
Read More »Dec 3, 2013, Press TV Foreign-backed militants operating inside Syria have kidnapped 12 nuns from a convent in the Christian town of Ma’loula. According to local authorities on Tuesday, the militants took the nuns to the nearby town of Yabrud after they stormed the convent on Monday. There is no …
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Dec 2, 2013, Christian Post Syrian rebels have reportedly re-entered the historic Christian town of Maaloula, north of the country’s capital of Damascus, this week while battling forces loyal to the country’s President Bashar al-Assad. The rebel forces have been occupying the small, predominately Christian town intermittently for the past …
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Mother Agnes-Mariam of the Cross, Mother Superior of the Monastery of St. James the Mutilated, a Melkite Greek Catholic monastery in central Syria, spoke about the importance of bringing peace to Syria and surrounding nations Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, during a news conference in downtown Lincoln. Nov 18, 2013, Journal …
Read More »Contact: Dan Buhrdorf – 402-610-5552, United Front Against Austerity Midwest, ufaamidwest@gmail.com Mother Agnes-Mariam of the Cross will discuss the situation in Syria at a news conference hosted by Nebraskans for Peace and the Lincoln NFP Chapter Monday, November 18, 2013 at the Courtyard by Marriott Lincoln Downtown/Haymarket, 808 R Street, Lincoln, …
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Nov 1, 2013, Common Dreams My dear friends, As a teenager living in Belfast, I admired the American Peace Movement and many prominent figures within it. Fifty years later, two of the most inspiring people still remembered across the world are Americans: Martin Luther King and Dorothy Day. American peace …
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What’s Going On In Syria? by Syria Solidarity Movement and Mussalaha (Reconciliation) Movement This workshop will feature a live presentation by Mother Agnes Mariam who is coming directly from the Middle East. She will discuss the background to the conflict and the conclusions of her detailed study of the chemical …
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Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
